Michael Avenatti tweets out shocking new allegations against Brett Kavanaugh
On the eve of crucial hearings about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's role in an alleged sexual assault, lawyer Michael Avenatti has tweeted out a court document outlining new allegations against Kavanaugh.
Avenatti, who first rose to fame for representing Stormy Daniels, had been teasing the announcement earlier this week, but his Wednesday morning tweets were nevertheless a surprise.
Below is my correspondence to Mr. Davis of moments ago, together with a sworn declaration from my client. We demand an immediate FBI investigation into the allegations. Under no circumstances should Brett Kavanaugh be confirmed absent a full and complete investigation. pic.twitter.com/QHbHBbbfbE
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) September 26, 2018
Here is a picture of my client Julie Swetnick. She is courageous, brave and honest. We ask that her privacy and that of her family be respected. pic.twitter.com/auuSeHm5s0
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) September 26, 2018
He posted both a photo of Kavanaugh's newest accuser, Julie Swetnick, and a court document with details of the allegation.
Swetnick, who has had a lengthy career working with federal agencies like the Departments of Treasure and Homeland Security, alleges that she saw Kavanaugh and his friend Mark Judge "drink excessively and engage in highly inappropriate conduct... This conduct included fondling and grabbing of girls without their consent" during the period of 1981 through 1983."
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The most explosive of Swetnick's allegations, though, is a claim that she witnessed efforts by Judge, Kavanaugh "and others to 'target' particular girls" using spiked punch "so they could be taken advantage of."
Additionally, Swetnick details incidents in which Judge, Kavanaugh, and others participated in gang rape — including one incident in which she was the victim.
In his tweets, Avenatti includes emails sent to Mike Davis, Chief Counsel for Nominations, United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, about having Swetnick (who is now the third woman to publicly accuse Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct) testify about the accusations. Davis, Avenatti claims, has yet to reply.
After Avenatti shared the allegations, a spokesman for the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmed they were looking in to the claims.
Statement from Grassley's spox on Senate Judiciary Committee: "This morning Michael Avenatti provided a declaration to the Judiciary Committee. Committee lawyers are in the process of reviewing it now."
— Sabrina Siddiqui (@SabrinaSiddiqui) September 26, 2018
Kavanaugh later released a statement denying these new allegations.
New: Statement from Judge Brett Kavanaugh:
“This is ridiculous and from the Twilight Zone. I don’t know who this is and this never happened.”— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) September 26, 2018
Christine Blasey Ford is scheduled to testify to the Judiciary Committee on Thursday about her allegations that Kavanaugh assaulted her at a 1982 party. Senate Democrats are also investigating a second allegation of sexual misconduct by a woman who was classmates with Kavanaugh at Yale.
Kavanuagh has repeatedly denied the allegations made against him, including in an interview with Fox News that aired earlier this week.
UPDATE: Sept. 26, 2018, 12:53 p.m. EDT Updated to include Kavanaugh denial.
